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August 2024

Lee Roberts sitting behind a sign that says his name
Posted inHigher Education

What Lee Roberts’ Interim Months Tell Us About How He’ll Lead UNC-Chapel Hill

by Erin Gretzinger August 8, 2024February 5, 2025

The well-connected finance executive has been named the next chancellor. Here’s what people have made of his eight-month tenure as interim.

Posted inPolitics

North Carolina’s $55 Million Olympic Dream

by Ren Larson August 6, 2024May 15, 2025

Top legislators quietly allocated large state grants to attract Olympic organizations to the Charlotte area, with little to show for it.

Pre-K students participating in Books On Break, where they get to choose and keep books to read over the summer.
Posted inEducation

Can $150 Million Transform Early Childhood Education in Guilford County?

by P.R. Lockhart August 6, 2024June 21, 2025

A collective effort supported by $150 million in private investment and philanthropic organizations aims to transform early childhood education.

Posted inPolitics

For the Tuscarora, Recognition Has Been A 40-Year Fight

by Sarah Nagem August 5, 2024April 27, 2025

The Tuscarora people want official state recognition as a tribe, but centuries of history and politics stand in their way.    

Posted inCulture

Coming of Age

by Tina Vasquez August 2, 2024April 27, 2025

North Carolina’s Latino population is growing and changing—and so are expectations for the food served at quinceañeras. 

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